diff --git a/subset/network/network_tests.py b/subset/network/network_tests.py
index 6dbaca3f85..d785debc67 100644
--- a/subset/network/network_tests.py
+++ b/subset/network/network_tests.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import subprocess, time, sys, json
 
+import re
+import datetime
+
 arguments = sys.argv
 
 test_request = str(arguments[1])
@@ -24,13 +27,18 @@
 description_communication_type = 'Device sends unicast or broadcast packets.'
 description_ntp_support = 'Device sends NTP request packets.'
 
-tcpdump_display_all_packets = 'tcpdump -n src host ' + device_address + ' -r ' + cap_pcap_file
+tcpdump_display_all_packets = 'tcpdump -tttt -n src host ' + device_address + ' -r ' + cap_pcap_file
 tcpdump_display_udp_bacnet_packets = 'tcpdump -n udp dst portrange 47808-47809 -r ' + cap_pcap_file
-tcpdump_display_arp_packets = 'tcpdump arp -r ' + cap_pcap_file
+tcpdump_display_arp_packets = 'tcpdump arp -n src host ' + device_address + ' -r ' + cap_pcap_file
 tcpdump_display_ntp_packets = 'tcpdump dst port 123 -r ' + cap_pcap_file
 tcpdump_display_eapol_packets = 'tcpdump port 1812 or port 1813 or port 3799 -r ' + cap_pcap_file
 tcpdump_display_broadcast_packets = 'tcpdump broadcast and src host ' + device_address + ' -r ' + cap_pcap_file
 
+system_conf_file = "/config/inst/system.conf"
+tcpdump_date_format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f"
+min_send_seconds = 300
+min_send_duration = "5 minutes"
+
 def write_report(string_to_append):
     print(string_to_append.strip())
     with open(report_filename, 'a+') as file_open:
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ def add_packet_count_to_report(packet_type, packet_count):
     write_report("{i} {t} Packets recieved={p}\n".format(i=ignore, t=packet_type, p=packet_count))
 
 def add_packet_info_to_report(packets_received):
-    packet_list = packets_received.rstrip().split("\n")
+    packet_list = packets_received.strip().split("\n")
     outnum = min(len(packet_list), max_packets_in_report)
     for x in range(0, outnum):
         write_report("{i} {p}\n".format(i=ignore, p=packet_list[x]))
@@ -99,19 +107,95 @@ def decode_json_config(config_file, map_name, action):
                         elif action == 'remove':
                             remove_from_port_list(port_map)
 
+
+def get_scan_length(config_file):
+    """ Gets length of the monitor.pcap scan
+
+    Reads the system.conf file to and returns the length of the monitor_scan
+
+    Args:
+        config_file: Location of system.conf file within test container
+
+    Returns:
+        Length of monitor scan in seconds
+
+        If not defined, or system.conf could not be found
+        returns false
+    """
+
+    scan_length = False
+    try:
+        with open(config_file) as file:
+            for line in file:
+                match = re.search(r'^monitor_scan_sec=(\d+)', line)
+                if match:
+                    matched_length = int(match.group(1))
+                    # If scan length = 0 or not found, then monitor scan does not exist
+                    scan_length = matched_length if matched_length > 0 else False
+        return scan_length
+    except Exception as e:
+        write_report("Error encountered reading system.conf {}".format(e))
+        return False
+
 def test_connection_min_send():
+    """ Runs the connection.min_send test
+
+    Tests if the device sends data packets of any type (inc data, NTP, etc)
+    within a period of 5 minutes by looking through the monitor.pcap file
+
+    The length of test can be configured using the min_send_seconds variable
+    at the start of the file
+    """
+
+    # Get scan length
+    scan_length = get_scan_length(system_conf_file)
+    min_send_delta = datetime.timedelta(seconds=min_send_seconds)
+    min_send_pass = False
+
+    # The test scans the monitor.pcap, so if it's not found skip
+    if not scan_length:
+        add_summary("DAQ monitor scan not running, test skipped")
+        return 'skip'
+
     arp_shell_result = shell_command_with_result(tcpdump_display_arp_packets, 0, False)
     arp_packets_received = packets_received_count(arp_shell_result)
     if arp_packets_received > 0:
         add_summary("ARP packets received.")
+
     shell_result = shell_command_with_result(tcpdump_display_all_packets, 0, False)
-    all_packets_received = packets_received_count(shell_result)
-    app_packets_received = all_packets_received - arp_packets_received
-    if app_packets_received > 0:
-        add_summary("Other packets received.")
-    print('min_send_packets', arp_packets_received, all_packets_received)
+    all_packets = shell_result.splitlines()
+
+    # Loop through tcpdump result and measure the time between succesive packets
+    for i, packet in enumerate(all_packets):
+        # datetime is the first 26 characters of the line
+        packet_time = datetime.datetime.strptime(packet[:26], tcpdump_date_format)
+
+        if i == 0:
+            previous_packet_time = packet_time
+            continue
+
+        delta = packet_time - previous_packet_time
+        if delta < min_send_delta:
+            min_send_pass = True
+            break
+
+        previous_packet_time = packet_time
+
     add_packet_info_to_report(shell_result)
-    return 'pass' if app_packets_received > 0 else 'fail'
+
+    if not min_send_pass:
+        if scan_length > min_send_seconds:
+            add_summary('Data packets were not sent at a frequency less than ' +
+                        min_send_duration)
+            return 'fail'
+        else:
+            add_summary('Please set DAQ monitor scan to be greater than ' +
+                        min_send_duration)
+            return 'skip'
+
+    add_summary('Data packets were sent at a frequency of less than ' +
+                min_send_duration)
+    return 'pass'
 
 def test_connection_dhcp_long():
     shell_result = shell_command_with_result(tcpdump_display_arp_packets, 0, False)